Three non-English language films make history with Best Picture nominations at the 2024 Oscars. Non-English language films nominated for Best Picture challenge bias against subtitles and cultural relevance. Best Picture nominees like "The Grand Illusion" and "Cries and Whispers" reflect the power of international cinema.
The Best Picture race at the Oscars is always exciting but 2024 is especially interesting as it contains a record-breaking three non-English language Best Picture nominees. As an American institution, the Academy Awards have long given preference to American films, while mostly leaving the acknowledgment of other countries' movies to the International Feature Film category (formerly known as the Best Foreign Language Film category). However, there are some exceptional international movies that have broken those barriers and reached Oscar voters on a bigger level.
International movies always struggle to reach American audiences in general with a bias against having to read subtitles or an unfounded idea that...
The Best Picture race at the Oscars is always exciting but 2024 is especially interesting as it contains a record-breaking three non-English language Best Picture nominees. As an American institution, the Academy Awards have long given preference to American films, while mostly leaving the acknowledgment of other countries' movies to the International Feature Film category (formerly known as the Best Foreign Language Film category). However, there are some exceptional international movies that have broken those barriers and reached Oscar voters on a bigger level.
International movies always struggle to reach American audiences in general with a bias against having to read subtitles or an unfounded idea that...
- 3/8/2024
- by Colin McCormick, Christian Peterson
- ScreenRant
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